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AMX SUPERSTORES 2022 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & TROY Series SA 2022 DATES & 2022 CLASS ADDITION RELEASED!

Filed Under: News, SA Women in Motorcycling, State Championship, Trials

AMX SUPERSTORES 2022 SA TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & TROY Series SA 2022 DATES & 2022 CLASS ADDITION RELEASED!

2022 will see the Trials SA Community welcome a new class to both, the AMX Superstores 2022 South Australian Trial Championships and the TROY Series SA 2022, with the addition of a ‘TRIAL 6’ Class for senior riders (16+), which will run over the black line (same as Junior B) for those who are brand new to the sport and those who are just heading out for a fun days riding! 

The idea behind adding this new class for Introductory and Novice riders, is that instead of being limited to riding the non-competitive Novice Class, they can now ride for reward and look to improve their skills. It also gives the most senior of riders the chance to have a fun ride while still testing the skills, but without the aching bones on Monday mornings!

In the AMX Superstores SA Trial Championships, riders will ride for a South Australian Championship, provided that entries reach the required minimum amount of entries, which will be listed in the supplementary regulations when released, and in TROY Series SA 2022, points will be scored in the Black & White Class – and go on points lost with Trial 5 and the Historic Classes.

September 10 & 11 will see The AMX Superstores 2022 SA Trial Championships run, with the likely venue to be at Eden Valley, and will be run by the Keyneton Motorcycle Club, and will once again feature great support from AMX Superstores, as well as SA’s major Trial dealer, Greg Knight’s Rockhopping SA.

TROY Series SA 2022 will be run over 5 rounds from April to August as the lead into the SA Championship event, and will feature rounds spread from Victor Harbor to Bangor in the Flinders Ranges, including a BRAND NEW venue at Mount Pleasant for round 2, and all rounds featuring Saturday night camping on site, and some a coaching and/or practise day on the Saturday! (Check to whole 2022 calendar for these Saturday dates!)

The 5 rounds of TROY 2022 are;
Round 1 – Sunday, April 18th – The Frank Tuck Trial @ Victor Harbor
Round 2 – Sunday, May 1st – The Xtreme Trials Trial @ Mount Pleasant
Round 3 – Sunday, July 25th – The Max Graetz Trial @ Tungkillo
Round 4 – Sunday, August 15th – The Woolshed Trial @ Mungeree Homestead, Bangor
Round 5 – Sunday August 29th – The Black Mud Trial @ Robertstown

Other feature events on the 2022 Trials SA calendar are as follows;
Sunday May 15th – The Keep Ya Feet Up Trial @ Tungkillo
Sunday, June 5th – The 47th Peter Sparkes Trophy Trial @ Tungkillo
Sunday June 19th – The 49th Mountain Man Trial, being run as the Rockhopping SA 2022 SA Women’s Cup & Diener/Holmes Sidecar Trophy
Sunday July 3rd – The Classic Trial @ Tungkillo

2022 Classes of Competition (all events except SA Trial Championships);
Sidecar; Sidecar 1, Sidecar 2 & Sidecar Classic.
Solo; Trial 1, Trial 2, Trial 3, Trial 4, Trial 5, Trial 6, Historic Blue, Historic White.
Junior; Junior A, Junior B
Non-Competitive; Mini Trial, Non-Comp (solo or sidecar)

AMX Superstores 2022 SA Trial Championship Classes of Competition;
Sidecar; Sidecar 1, Sidecar 2 & Sidecar Classic.
Solo; Trial 1, Open Women, Trial 2, Trial 3, Trial 4, Trial 5, Trial 6, Veterans (40+), Historic Blue, Historic White.
Junior; Junior A, Junior A Girls, Junior B, Junior B Girls
Non-Competitive; Mini Trial, Non-Comp (solo or sidecar)

Junior B is designed for entry level riders and is suitable for small wheel bikes.
Mini Trial is designed for entry level riders and is suitable for small wheel bikes with automatic gearboxes and is non competitive.
NEW FOR 2022 TRIAL 6 – A competitive class for senior riders on the black line, & suitable for newbies of all ages over 16 years **
Historic Blue ride to Blue Splits, Historic White ride to white splits
Sidecar 2 to ride Yellow/Black splits, Sidecar Classic have run of section, lowest score on the day wins.
A ‘Classic’ sidecar shall be defined as having an air-cooled motor and drum brakes, with no sidecar wheel brake.
Mini Trial & Non-Comp ride for no awards or series points.

Photos courtesy of the quite brilliant Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studios.

 

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMENS TEAM TO THE A4DE – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST!

Filed Under: Enduro, Motocross, News, Reliability, SA Women in Motorcycling, SAORC, State Championship

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WOMENS TEAM TO THE A4DE – EXPRESSION OF INTEREST!

The South Australian Enduro (Off Road) Committee are looking to send a full contingent of official STATE TEAMS to the 2021 Australian 4 Day Enduro Championships, to be held in Victoria from May 4th to 7th, at Erica.

So, the SA Enduro Committee would like, for the very first time ever, to include a Women’s Team as part of Team SA, so is asking for Expressions of Interest (EOI) to be lodged with the Enduro Sports Manager, Wes Haydon, before the end of 2021 (December 31) – so if you would like to be a part of SA Off Road history, and the three (3) rider team, please send an EOI to; saorc@motorcyclingsa.org.au 

 
Become a part of SA Off Road history, and look to perhaps join the long list of women who have pulled on the green & gold at the ISDE – where Australia are multi-time Women’s World Champions – the dream is real! 

From MA about the event:

Motorcycling Australia (MA) is proud to announce that the Australian Four Day Enduro (A4DE) is back on the calendar for 2022 where it will be hosted by Victoria’s Dandenong Motorcycle Club at Erica.

Scheduled to be held May 4-7, 2022 the Championship returns to Victoria where it was last hosted in Mansfield back in 2016.

Conceived in 1978, the A4DE is renowned nationally for its fierce competition, as the riders tackle all elements of the off-road terrain over 3 days of traditional enduro battling against the clock and finishing off on day 4 with a spectacular final Motocross.

The Erica location will provide the perfect landscape for the highly anticipated event as it did back in 1987 when it was first hosted in the town. The event will include excellent spectator vantage points, plus easy access from the township.

With the 2022 A4DE to head back to Erica, Frank Gogol of the Dandenong Motorcycle Club commented:

“Many older Enduro enthusiasts will have fond memories of the 1987 A4DE at Erica with the Park Ferme on the edge of the State Forest that contains epic enduro trails in typical Victorian heavily treed gum forests. With the event scheduled for May, the trail conditions should be prime.”

“With the assistance of DELWP (Forests Vic) and Parks Victoria the trails have been approved for use and are vast within the surrounding State Forests. Long trail loops planned with the Park Ferme at the hub of the expansive trail network.

This event will create a significant economic benefit to the surrounding towns, bringing hundreds of competitors, officials and supporters to the region during the four-day event.

E-50 MACHINES IN THE 2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship

E-50 MACHINES IN THE 2022 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIPS

In 2021 the SAMX Panel were granted the opportunity to include the E-50 machines in the South Australian Motocross Championships within the current 7-U9 50cc class for 5 rounds of the Championship.

On a detailed review of the series by the SAMX Panel it is the decision, with full support of MA, to re-align our Championship Supp Regs to reflect that of the National Bulletin Information which doesn’t include these machines for State and National Competition. 

With this decision,  Electric bikes will NOT be able to enter in ANY competitive class of the 2022 South Australian Motocross Championships.

(Bulletin #2002 16/12/2019)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Vp9f27tsJH0PTLea8f9lWgYNjYvAzzkz

However, it is imperative that we continue to encourage these machines to be competing at Club and Interclub competition and certainly support the use of these machines at any Ride Parks Australia event and Ride Days to encourage the grassroots development of these machines in our industry.

Yours in Motocross

 SAMX Panel

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S ASBK ASSAULT – CRACKEN EFFORTS AT THE BEND OVER THE WEEKEND!

Filed Under: News, Road Racing, SA Women in Motorcycling

SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S ASBK ASSAULT – CRACKEN EFFORTS AT THE BEND OVER THE WEEKEND!

It wasn’t only the MSA Rising Star nominees in action over the weekend, there were a heap of other South Aussie riders in action at The Bend for the final round of the 2021 ASBK – and across all classes, from Superbike down to the Supersport 300’s! Here’s how they went!

COOPER ROWNTREE – SUPERSPORT 300 & YAMAHA R3 CUP
The 2019 MSA Rising Star finalist for road race is still finding his feet Nationally (this was his first race meeting at this level), and in a 300 race where there are 30+ other riders all trying to use the same piece of track, it can be a bit daunting! But Cooper did himself proud over the weekend and even grabbed 3 top 20 finishes over his 6 races – but – what he was most pleased about was the 6 second improvement in his personal best time around The Bend!
When there is usually only a second or two between 1st & 30th, that much improvement over a weekend will hold Cooper in good stead going into his 2022 campaign – watch this space ….

THE BROTHERS SIMPSON – OLLY, MITCH & JORDY (SUPERSPORT 600, SUPERSPORT 300 & YAMAHA R3 CUP

A mixed weekend for the 3 brothers, with Olly’s 600 not making it past practise, ending his first tilt at the 600 Supersport Class before it really began, which was a huge disappointment to the 2012 MSA Rising Star & former Red Bull Rookie!
Younger brothers Mitch & Jordy had mixed results , with Mitch usually right up in the leading pack in both 300cc classes (same as Cooper), with a best result of 7th in the 300cc & 9th in the R3 Cup, and didn’t finish lower than 13th in any race, while Jordy was usually battling in the 2nd pack and had a best result of 15th in the R3Cup & 17th in the 300cc over his 6 races.

DALLAS SKEER – THE KENNY BLAKE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER

After Declan’s early departure from proceedings on Friday, it was left to Dallas to represent SA in the 600 Supersport Class, coming home in 8th and 6th in his two races, to finish the Championship in 5th position. Top 5 in Australia is a fine effort in an interrupted season due to COVID – so a huge well done to Dallas for his year.

DECLAN CARBERRY – SUPERSPORT 600

Our 2018 MSA Rising Star was so keen for his first ever ASBK round and was looking really good in practise, until The Bend bit, and DJ had a huge highside in turn 5 on Friday arvo – which resulted in a free helicopter ride to the RAH and an overnight stay. Declan is now well on the mend (and was at the track on Sunday with his escorts, Davey & Ollie) and is looking to a huge 2022, especially now that he knows he has the pace to ride at a National level!

It was also nice to see Declan go and say thanks to the medicos that came to his aid after his off on Friday – always nice to see our volunteers being thanks for their efforts – onya DJ!

Thanks to Rebecca Bowdidge from Pit Lane Studios for the above action pics of Cooper Rowntree, Dallas Skeer, Declan Carberry & Jack Davis
Thanks to Kellie Carberry for the pic of Declan with the medicos.
Thanks to Dan Falzon for the grid pic!

SUPERBIKES – JACK DAVIS (above left)

On the BMW, Jack went about his work quite well throughout the weekend and was the only SA rider to finish both Superbike races, scoring a 11th & 12th in the 2 races, which meant in the 2021 Australian Superbike Championship, Jack has finished in 22nd place, after only riding 2 of the rounds, Hidden Valley in Darwin and on the weekend at The Bend.

SUPERBIKES – DAN FALZON

SA’s most successful rider in ASBK over the past few years, made the decision not to ride the whole series in 2021, and like Jack only rode the NT and his home rounds. The weekend started well for Dan, fighting all the way for a front row start in qualifying, before setting for 3rd. In the re-started 1st race he finished a fine 5th, before  a crash in race 2 prematurely finished his weekend, and he now has a long rehab ahead of him. In the Championship, it was a 19th place finish overall – and hopefully we will see Dan back full time in 2022.

Said Dan, “Well the weekend didn’t turn out how we hoped. We hit a new PB at our home track and qualified alongside MotoGP legend Jack Miller on the front row of one of the most competitive Superbike fields in years. In Race 1, we came from 17th in the restart to finish in 5th place. Unfortunately the highs of the weekend ended there. In Race 2, we highsided out of Turn 3 on the first lap which left me on the track in the middle of the pack. A place no rider ever wants to find themselves. I was hit by another rider in a seemingly unavoidable incident.

I didn’t fare too well and am now in hospital with a broken femur and small fractures to my pelvis and lower back. We’ve experienced both the highs and lows of the sport this weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out to support me today and thanks everyone for your messages of concern. I will get to them all as soon as I can. We will be back.
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SUPERBIKES – EVAN BYLES
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The man behind SA Motorcycles was having a solid weekend and riding well until, in his own words, ‘Back went around on me exiting T17. Then shot me over the top. First time ever… normally just 2heelies and thumb brakes there…’, which earned him a trip to Murray Bridge Hospital, but has since been released and we wish him a speedy recovery.

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SUPERBIKES – ARTHUR SISSIS

Had a huge qualifying, taking it right up to Maxwell, Miller & Falzon, with all 4 leading the timing at some stage, with Arthur finally leading row 2 in 4th place – but only just!

The former Moto3 World Championship rider then went and had a mixed Sunday, not finishing the first race and then getting taken out on lap 1 of race 2 and having to start the restart from the rear of the field, but a great charge through the field saw him finish the final race of the year in 7th, which also meant an 8th place finish in the Australian Superbike Championship, and with a bit more luck on the weekend, with the speed he showed, the points were that close that he could have finished in the top 5 – which bodes so well for 2022!

Thanks to Damir Focal damir8.com #TrackHack.Club on Instagram – for the pics of Arthur! 

TARA MORRISON – SUPERSPORT 300

Also a quick shoutout to Tara Morrison who was entered and all ready to ride her first National event, but a spill at the final round of the 2021 SA Road Race Championships put her out of action for this weekend – look out in 2022 though!

SA MOTOCROSS GRADINGS – UPDATED FOR 2022

Filed Under: Motocross, News, SAMX Championship, State Championship

“Please see below the Grading’s for 2022. As we mentioned in a post last week, the influx of junior ranks into our senior class for 2022 is next level and the quality and quantity of these classes will see some of the best senior racing in years!

We would like to also thank the proactive nature of the majority of riders who have already touched base and are sorting through new numbers BEFORE new sticker kits are ordered etc…

Please be aware of when your license is due to be renewed .

This serves as another friendly reminder to all riders that ALLOCATED NUMBERS  are only retained for 85 days AFTER your license expires -from there these will be returned to the pool of numbers available”

(Also a reminder – gradings are not relevant to age or gender classes.)

 

2021 RISING STAR NOMINEES SAMUEL PEZZETTA, CAMERON RENDE & RIKKI HENRY AT THE BEND ON THE WEEKEND!

Filed Under: All disciplines, News

2021 MSA RISING STAR EXCEEDS ALL EXPECTATIONS AT THE BEND ON THE WEEKEND IN HIS SUPERSPORT 300 & YAMAHA R3 CUP DEBUT  SEASON!

The 2021 MSA Rising Star, Samuel Pezzetta surprised himself over the weekend at The Bend with some outstanding rides in the 2 classes he contested – the Supersport 300 Australian Championship and the Yamaha R3 Cup, finishing off the weekend in fine style with a top 10 finish of 9th in the final race of the weekend, and not finishing outside the top 15 all weekend – not bad when a top 20 finish (points) was the goal going in!

What was fantastic to see was how much Sam soaked up the whole experience and how much he was willing to watch and learn from Australia’s best – and the likes of Jack Miller, who Sam watched through turn 1 to see how he could improve his style – he watched, he learnt, he put it in practise – and he went faster (and smoother) – lesson learnt!


Sam, number 51 (in middle of the pic) in the middle of a normal 300cc Supersport pack 

SAM’S RESULTS FROM THE WEEKEND;
SUPERSPORT 300; 15TH, 15TH, 14TH
YAMAHA R3 CUP; 13TH, 13TH, 9TH 

And from ‘Team Pezzetta’ 

Just like to say that it was a fantastic weekend, and Samuel’s performance exceeded every one’s expectations, we went into the weekend aiming and fairly confident of possible top 20 finishes. But to finish in the low teens and a 9th in the last race was to say the least , Fantastic.
Big thanks to everyone involved, officials, volunteers, fans, all of our sponsors and the Unitech Racing Team for believing in Samuel.
Thank you.
Damien & Sandra Pezzetta


Sam, with mum & dad and the Uni Tech Team in the pits – and leaving for another qualifying session on Saturday

CAMERON RENDE & RIKKI HENRY GET A WILDCARD RIDE TO THE OCEANIA JUNIOR CUP AT THE BEND ON THE WEEKEND!

The weekend just past saw the final round of the 2021 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK), and a part of the program was the Oceania Junior Cup, for junior riders all riding identical machines, and 2 of our 2021 MSA Rising Star nominees from road race, Cameron Rende and Rikki Henry scored themselves a guest ride due to a couple of interstate riders not being able to attend.

It was a huge honour for the 2 lads, who have only started racing this year, and as the weekend progressed their lap times continued to improve, as did their results, and more than once they found themselves in a battle group of 5-6-7 riders as they all jostled for positions around The Bend layout. They also got to rub shoulders – and share pit lane – with the cream of Australia’s road racing family, including, of course, Australia’s MotoGP star, Jack Miller.

 

 
The Oceania Junior Cup pit bays at The Bend on the weekend

With Cameron due to join the Oceania Junior Cup as a full time rider in 2022, this was a great opportunity to see what it is all about, and he proved more than ready to join the Series, while Rikki will become part of the inaugural bLU cRU SA Junior Cup to be held here in SA next year – and has already asked if he can ride the same bike he road on the weekend in next year’s Series!

Over the weekend, the 2 lads also were visited by the Motorcycling SA President, Brenton Matters, who had with him an inaugural member of the Motorcycling SA Hall of Fame, the legendary Murray Williams, himself a former road racer from the 1960s, who passed on a few words of wisdom to Cameron & Rikki.

   


Cameron & Rikki with Brenton & Murray in the pits, the parents taking it all in, and waiting as they lads come in after their final race – and Rikki (36) and Cameron (80) in race mode on track! 

RIKKI’S RESULTS OVER THE 3 RACES; 13TH, 8TH, 7TH – awesome to grab a couple of top 10 finishes first up!
And from ‘Team Henry’
“We would like to thank Kym Bolto for the nomination as it was such an amazing and eye opening experience for not only Rikki, but Chris and I too.
A massive thanks to Motorcycling Australia for putting on such an amazing event. Our families for traveling with such short notice.
And also our SA Championship families, the Pezettas, the Rendes, and also Sandro, if it wasn’t for the passion and support these guys bring, it wouldn’t be the same.

Thank you all”
Chris & Kara

CAMERON’S RESULTS OVER THE 3 RACES; 17TH, 12TH, 13TH
And from ‘Team Rende’ 
“Our sincere gratitude to the MSA Team, Martin Port and the OJC Team for giving Cam such a phenomenal experience at The Bend as an SA Wildcard for their last round. The comradery, team spirit, competition, raw talent and racecraft was incredibly inspiring to be a part of.
Cam is very much looking forward to joining the 2022 OJC Team.

Thank you again”.
Remo & Lauren Rende

PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF THE BRILLIANT REBECCA BOWDIDGE FROM PIT LANE STUDIOS – check out all of her work on her Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/PitLaneStudio